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[[File:Barleria strigosa 2820.jpg|thumb|right|''Nīlajhiṇṭī'']]
 
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'''Nīlajhiṇṭī''' consists of root of Barleria strigosa. It is a tall herb which is distributed throughout the upper gangentic plain and southern parts of India.
 
'''Nīlajhiṇṭī''' consists of root of Barleria strigosa. It is a tall herb which is distributed throughout the upper gangentic plain and southern parts of India.
 
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{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite| Petiole brownish yellowish strigose and 0.7–2.5cm. Leaf blade is ovate to elliptic, both surfaces are fulvous strigose along veins, 5.5–15x2.2–5.5 cm, secondary veins are ~7 on each side of the midvein, base is cuneate and decurrent on to the petiole and apex is acute. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal spikes|pink-violet||Flowers in terminal dense spikes and in axillary to 5 cm. Bracts are elliptic-oblong to oblong, abaxially along veins strigose, apex is sharply acute. Bracteoles are elliptic and ~1.2cm, single-veined, apex is acute and margin ciliate. Outer calyx ovate, lobes are purple, ~3.2 x 1.8 cm, base is rounded, margin dentate to subentire, apex is acute, inner calyx is yellowish brown, lanceolate, both the surfaces are strigose, ~1.5x0.2 cm. Outer lobes of calyx purple, ~3.2 x 1.8 cm, margin subentire to dentate, base rounded, apex is acute. Inner calyx is lanceolate, yellowish brown, ~1.5 x 0.2 cm, apex is acute and both surfaces are strigose. The corolla is 5-6 cm, purplish red, tube is basally cylindric for ~3.7cm, throat is ~1.2cm, lobes are obovate-oblong. }}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal spikes|Pink-violet||Flowers in terminal dense spikes and in axillary to 5 cm.}}
  
 
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File:Barleria strigosa 2681.jpg|Flower and leaves
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 3 November 2020

Nīlajhiṇṭī

Nīlajhiṇṭī consists of root of Barleria strigosa. It is a tall herb which is distributed throughout the upper gangentic plain and southern parts of India.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

The plant gave beta-and gammasitosterol. [1]

Common names

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Opposite Petiole brownish yellowish strigose and 0.7–2.5cm.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Terminal spikes Pink-violet Flowers in terminal dense spikes and in axillary to 5 cm.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Capsule 1.4–1.8 x ca. 0.5 cm Capsule is ellipsoid, glabrous, 1.4–1.8 x ca. 0.5 cm, shining, four-seeded.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Season to grow

[4]

Required Ecosystem/Climate

[5]

Kind of soil needed

Well drained soil[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

[[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]], [[:Category:Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of |]].

Photo Gallery

  • Flower and leaves

  • Flower

  • Leaves

References

  1. ↑ Chemical composition
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ [Cultivation detail]
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Season to grow
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Required Ecosystem/Climate
  6. ↑ Kind of soil needed

External Links

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